Cannot erase DVD-RW

I have a DVD-RW on which there was a playable DVD I'd recorded. Today
I tried to re-use it but cannot erase the existing contents. Using
Nero Express I get just the unhelpful message 'Write Error'.

How can I proceed please?

Happy to provide any other details that might help isolate the
problem.

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Terry, West Sussex, UK

Terry Pinnell

"Terry Pinnell" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I have a DVD-RW on which there was a playable DVD I'd recorded. Today
> I tried to re-use it but cannot erase the existing contents. Using
> Nero Express I get just the unhelpful message 'Write Error'.
>
> How can I proceed please?
>
> Happy to provide any other details that might help isolate the
> problem.
>
> --
> Terry, West Sussex, UK

Well, Terry
When you say you tried to re-use it, did you just try to burn over it?
Cause that won't work if it's already got data on it, it could cause the
error you seen.
Try finding an option called disc erase first, then wait while it erases the
disc, do full erase if
you have a problem. Then try burning on it again.
Also make sure your dvd burner support the -RW format, it might not
recognize - and only do +RW.
That's about all I can think of to try first.
Good Luck,
AnthonyR.

AnthonyR

"AnthonyR" <> wrote:

>
>"Terry Pinnell" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>>I have a DVD-RW on which there was a playable DVD I'd recorded. Today
>> I tried to re-use it but cannot erase the existing contents. Using
>> Nero Express I get just the unhelpful message 'Write Error'.
>>
>> How can I proceed please?
>>
>> Happy to provide any other details that might help isolate the
>> problem.
>>
>> --
>> Terry, West Sussex, UK
>
>Well, Terry
>When you say you tried to re-use it, did you just try to burn over it?
>Cause that won't work if it's already got data on it, it could cause the
>error you seen.

>Try finding an option called disc erase first, then wait while it erases the
>disc, do full erase if
>you have a problem. Then try burning on it again.
>Also make sure your dvd burner support the -RW format, it might not
>recognize - and only do +RW.
>That's about all I can think of to try first.
>Good Luck,
>AnthonyR.
>

Thanks, but no, that's what I tried. Neither Nero Express nor
MemoriesOnTV would complete their respective Erase Disc runs. Both
gave 'Write Error'. And my DVD drive supports -RW.

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Terry, West Sussex, UK

Terry Pinnell

In article <>,
Terry Pinnell <> wrote:
>I have a DVD-RW on which there was a playable DVD I'd recorded. Today
>I tried to re-use it but cannot erase the existing contents. Using
>Nero Express I get just the unhelpful message 'Write Error'.

>How can I proceed please?

Since you have Nero and have the Smart Start front end, you might
try the Extras tab - the extreme right icon. Under that there is a
format disk. I don't know if this is the same as the one under
Nero Express, but you might give it a shot.

Bill

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Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com

Bill Vermillion

Terry Pinnell wrote:
> I have a DVD-RW on which there was a playable DVD I'd recorded. Today
> I tried to re-use it but cannot erase the existing contents. Using
> Nero Express I get just the unhelpful message 'Write Error'.
>
> How can I proceed please?
>
> Happy to provide any other details that might help isolate the
> problem.


A utility called Super Blank from http://www.infinadyne.com/super_blank.html
has saved me when all else has failed.

Mike

Mike Kujbida

On Sun, 02 Oct 2005 19:06:44 +0100, Terry Pinnell
<> wrote:

>I have a DVD-RW on which there was a playable DVD I'd recorded. Today
>I tried to re-use it but cannot erase the existing contents. Using
>Nero Express I get just the unhelpful message 'Write Error'.
>
>How can I proceed please?

toss it and pick up a new one. They're not that expensive. I mean is
it worth spending several days trying to erase a $3 disc that fails
every time you try?

-Otter

Otter

Otter <> wrote:

>On Sun, 02 Oct 2005 19:06:44 +0100, Terry Pinnell
><> wrote:
>
>>I have a DVD-RW on which there was a playable DVD I'd recorded. Today
>>I tried to re-use it but cannot erase the existing contents. Using
>>Nero Express I get just the unhelpful message 'Write Error'.
>>
>>How can I proceed please?
>
>toss it and pick up a new one. They're not that expensive. I mean is
>it worth spending several days trying to erase a $3 disc that fails
>every time you try?
>
>-Otter

I have, of course, used another DVD-RW to record my DVD. But I hate
unsolved puzzles <g>. Also, who knows, maybe this is a symptom of some
underlying problem?

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Terry, West Sussex, UK

Terry Pinnell

"Mike Kujbida" <> wrote:

>
>Terry Pinnell wrote:
>> I have a DVD-RW on which there was a playable DVD I'd recorded. Today
>> I tried to re-use it but cannot erase the existing contents. Using
>> Nero Express I get just the unhelpful message 'Write Error'.
>>
>> How can I proceed please?
>>
>> Happy to provide any other details that might help isolate the
>> problem.
>
>
>A utility called Super Blank from http://www.infinadyne.com/super_blank.html
>has saved me when all else has failed.
>
Thanks. Looked promising, but that too seems to have failed. Not
entirely sure how to interpret it (no Help?). I inserted the disc and
ran the program, pressing no buttons. After about a minute of progress
under 'Auto Blank' the large Drive button turned red and the 'Blank'
button changed to 'Clear', with a red X on it. Can you translate that
for me please?

Is there any program that will actually give me a definitive statement
along the lines of 'This disc is unusable because of xxx.' ?

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Terry, West Sussex, UK

Terry Pinnell

On Mon, 03 Oct 2005 16:06:58 +0100, in 'rec.video.desktop',
in article <Re: Cannot erase DVD-RW>,
Terry Pinnell <> wrote:

>"Mike Kujbida" <> wrote:
>
>>
>>Terry Pinnell wrote:
>>> I have a DVD-RW on which there was a playable DVD I'd recorded. Today
>>> I tried to re-use it but cannot erase the existing contents. Using
>>> Nero Express I get just the unhelpful message 'Write Error'.
>>>
>>> How can I proceed please?
>>>
>>> Happy to provide any other details that might help isolate the
>>> problem.
>>
>>
>>A utility called Super Blank from http://www.infinadyne.com/super_blank.html
>>has saved me when all else has failed.
>>
>Thanks. Looked promising, but that too seems to have failed. Not
>entirely sure how to interpret it (no Help?). I inserted the disc and
>ran the program, pressing no buttons. After about a minute of progress
>under 'Auto Blank' the large Drive button turned red and the 'Blank'
>button changed to 'Clear', with a red X on it. Can you translate that
>for me please?
>
>Is there any program that will actually give me a definitive statement
>along the lines of 'This disc is unusable because of xxx.' ?


If it was me, I would probably just discard the disc as one which has
simply "gone bad" (diskettes often do the same thing).

If I wanted any further information about the disc and its condition,
I would run it through ISOBuster, doing a surface scan on the entire
disc to see what it reports.

http://www.smart-projects.net/


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Frank

Frank <> wrote:

>If it was me, I would probably just discard the disc as one which has
>simply "gone bad" (diskettes often do the same thing).
>
>If I wanted any further information about the disc and its condition,
>I would run it through ISOBuster, doing a surface scan on the entire
>disc to see what it reports.
>
>http://www.smart-projects.net/

Thanks, downloading that now.

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Terry, West Sussex, UK

Terry Pinnell